EDMONTON - An Edmonton court is once again hearing sentencing arguments in the Lily Choy case. Prosecutors are asking for a much stiffer sentence than Choy received the last time she was sentenced for her crime.
In 2007, a three-year-old foster boy died while in Choy's care. He was alone in the bathroom with Choy when he suffered a fatal blow to the head.
In 2008, Choy was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to three years in prison. Choy successfully appealed her conviction but her new trial ended with the same verdict.
Now prosecutors say she should go to prison for 12 to 16 years. Choy's lawyer will make her sentencing arguments on Friday.
Meanwhile, outside of the courthouse, a handful of protesters showed their support to the family of the young boy who died while in Choy's care.
Jamie Sullivan says she knows how the family feels. Her daughter died on April 11th, just six days after being taken from Sullivan and put into a foster home. Sullivan blames the foster system and hopes the courts impose a stiff sentence on Choy.
"It makes me very angry that people are doing these things to our children," Sullivan said. "I mean, they're supposed to be protecting our kids."
Sullivan says she still has not been told how her daughter died.
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